Lufthansa has confirmed it will sign a deal to buy parts of its insolvent smaller German rival Air Berlin. As Sonia Legg reports, Germany's second largest airline filed for insolvency on Aug. 15. A government loan has been keeping its planes in the air......»»

LONDON/VIENNA (Reuters) - With the ink barely dry on Lufthansa's deal to take over large parts of insolvent Air Berlin, the airline risks having its wings clipped by regulators and rivals concerned about unfair competition......»»

Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair will not make an offer for assets of insolvent German airline Air Berlin , its Chief Executive Michael O'Leary said on Wednesday, citing what he called a 'stitch-up' bidding process. Kate King reports.....»»

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ryanair is in talks about providing connecting flights to AlItalia's long-haul services and has raised objections with German authorities about a Lufthansa-Air Berlin tie-up, as it tries to ease its expansion in continental Europe......»»

BERLIN (Reuters) - German airline group Lufthansa has extended the contract of its Chief Executive Carsten Spohr for a further five years, with the manager set to report another record year in terms of financial results later this week......»»

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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Lufthansa sees a need for "significant" restructuring at Italy's Alitalia before the German airline can make a deal to buy the carrier, according to a letter by Lufthansa Chief Executive Carsten Spohr seen by Reuters on Thursday......»»

VIENNA (Reuters) - One bidder is left in what was a four-party competition to take over Air Berlin's insolvent Austrian airline Niki, its administrator said in an emailed statement on Thursday, adding the deal should be completed within days......»»

Casino operator Penn National has agreed to acquire rival Pinnacle Entertainment for $2.8 billion, including debt. The acquisition will lift Penn's total properties by 16 to 41 when the deal closes......»»

BERLIN (Reuters) - Thyssenkrupp has offered workers commitments on jobs and investments to get union backing for its deal with Tata Steel to merge their European steel operations, several people close to labor union IG Metall said......»»